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MORPHOLOGICAL BOTANY. 



Among polythalamic fruits also, some are dry as in the 

 Akamatsu and Karahanaso (Humulus Lupulus, var. cordi- 

 folius) (Fig. 87), while others are fleshy as in the Kuwa 

 (Pig. 88) and Ichijiku. 



Polythalamic fruit! ^ ry , pol y t ^ icFr, L it - . f 



I Fleshy Polythalamic Fruit. 



All the kinds of fruits are represented in the following 

 table. 



/Dry Monoth. Fr. 



■ Monoth. Fr.\ 



P 



Ft) 



\ Fleshy Monoth. Fr. 



/Dehis. Monoth. Fr.- 



Follicle. 

 Legume. 

 Capsule. 

 Schizocarp. 



Nut. 



Indehiscent 

 , Indehis. Moiioth. Fr. J Capsule. 



| Achene. 

 Grain. 

 Fleshy Monoth. Fr. 

 with a stone— Drupe. 



Berry. 



Fleshy Monoth. Fr. 

 without a stone.... 



Pepo. 

 .Pome. 



„,,,,_, | Dry Polyth. Fr. 

 P0l7th - Pr i Fleshy Polyth.Fr. 



THE SEED. 



The Seed is the ripened ovule and it always contains a 

 rudimentary plant called the Embryo. 



Parts of the Seed. — The seed consists of the inner 

 substance called the Kernel and its integuments termed the 

 Seed-coats. 



The kernel consists of the embryo alone as in the seeds 

 of the Daidzu and Kabura, or of the embryo and its nutri- 

 tive matter called the Albumen as in those of the Asagao 

 and Ine. 



